A Dangerous Path (Warriors, #5) by Erin Hunter

A Dangerous Path (Warriors, #5) Reviews

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  Saar The Book owl

  This is the 5th book in the first series of Erin Hunter's Warrior Cats.
  Okay, I must admit: I'm an adult (thirty - something) reading these children books, but, hey, I'm a crazy cat lady, so it's okay, right?
  There's only one book left in these series and everytime I think: 'This story will loose it's magic', but everytime I'm relieved that it didn't. The story is full of loyality, suspense, intrige and there's Always a clifhanger.(In this book you can take that last part very literally).
  At every moment that you think the story is dragging on or is getting boring, there is a new secret, dangerous situations,...that keeps you reading further.
  When the dark threat grows in the forest, you can just feel Fireheart's fear. That's an example on how the author gives the cats 'human' feelings without exagerating.
  
  I think these series are the perfect example for kids who find it difficult to find a good book or don't like to read. Maybe these can be the doorway to other books and keeping children stimulated to read.
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  Monica

  Se acerca el final y eso me entristece. Me he encariñado con estos personajes como no había pasado en mucho tiempo.
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  Tarmia

  “His voice barely more than a whisper, he added, “I love you.” Sandstorm’s eyes glowed. “I love you too, Fireheart,” she whispered.”
  
  There is much left to be desired in this instalment of the series. Characters I loved previously became frustrating, the story dragged, and the climax of the whole thing was far from exciting. Nothing seemed to go well for Thunderclan (or Fireheart for that matter) and the final death in the book was almost a relief for me, although somewhat sad. Sadder still, my main emotion while reading this was a vague, "ehgggg"; something between frustration, annoyance, and a monotonous, "when will it end"? It was not a positive experience. I really, really enjoyed some of the previous in the series and even if they were not all that good technically they were entertaining and gripping in their content. But, although I spend so much time wanting something to happen much of this book was a lead up to a confrontation that fell short and left me wanting something....anything. I appreciated the darker atmosphere and tone but it was not communicated well. I'm still looking forward to reading the last in the first Warrior's series. I find myself wishing I had read these when I was younger, maybe I would have liked this better? Who knows. Let's just hope the next book is an improvement.
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  Chris

  What went wrong?
  
  Up till now, the Warriors series has been entertaining despite a few flaws (such as problems conveniently being solved in a second, leaving no real sense of trouble or complication). But never has it been as mediocre in terms of plot and character as A Dangerous Path!
  
  Let me enumerate the main problems I found. Firstly, Bluestar. Yes, Bluestar has endured a serious shock. Yes, she’s going through a hard time. Yes, it’s ‘normal’ for her to be traumatised, mistrustful and difficult to handle. But seriously? There are limits to irrationality, and Bluestar crosses them to the point where it borders on stupidity. For one thing, what disturbed me was that anything positive was crushed in a second by some sort of thoughtless remark, bringing a particularly sour note to anything that I might actually feel happy about, and that anything so obvious that a doorstop could notice it is treated with utter foolishness, irrational accusations and schizophrenic behaviour. Maybe this is the attitude the authors were seeking to convey with Bluestar’s state of crisis, but there is a point where things are so irrational that it becomes annoying. For example; the whole dog problem.
  
  "We've smelt a dog and seen dead rabbits all over the place," says Fireheart.
  "Of course! The dead rabbits mean that WindClan is responsible! Let's attack!" exclaims Bluestar, her eyes flashing with anger.
  "But no, there's the smell of dog, not WindClan's!" replies Fireheart, his eyes widening at how irrational his leader has become.
  "Are you questioning me?! It's WindClan. I haven't even checked things out for myself, I don't know what I'm on about, but dead rabbits equals WindClan, period!" hisses Bluestar.
  "But the dog..."
  "Shut up, traitor!"
  "Okay, sorry I'll just wait outside."
  
  This is pretty much how things occur whenever Bluestar and Fireheart talk about anything. It gets annoying, and in relation to this, Fireheart really needed to grow a pair. He is in a difficult situation as both Deputy and one of the only cats Bluestar trusts, but there are times when you just want him to actually talk back a little. But I digress. Bluestar’s irrational accusations and train of thought, which flow from the beginning to almost the end of the novel were a source of incredible annoyance by the time I got past half the book.
  
  Secondly, the so-called mystery. I often found any form of “mystery” in the Warriors series to be easily worked out and quite predictable. But then again, it is meant to be a children’s novel. And although the cats often take their time to figure things out, it doesn’t generally take too long, so it’s not too bothersome. In this case, it was ridiculous. From beginning to end, the cats are unable to solve the following simple equation regarding the ominous threat which unsettles them : “dog scent” + “the repeated words ‘pack, pack’” = ??? USUALLY, it is quite simple to answer this with “well, a pack of dogs!” But no. They insist from beginning to end that it is a single dog but CAN’T be a dog because humans never let their dogs stray so far into the forest. So what could it possibly be?! Should we perhaps… check? To see that there is nothing unusual? Nah, let’s wait 300 pages. 300 pages. It takes them almost 300 pages to investigate and understand that they’re dealing with a bloody dog pack. I’m generally tolerant with the simplicity of the mysteries in this series, but this was just awful.
  
  I’ll put this third one under a spoiler tag. As I mentioned earlier, the conveniency of solving problems in the most simple way - generally by the sudden, coincidental appearance of other characters - is very typical of this series. At times it doesn’t bother me, at others it does. In this case, it does. For example; Stonefur and Mistyfoot are angry about Bluestar being their mother and appear to be full of hate towards her. This is made clear in the novel. At the end, it is purely coincidental that Stonefur and Mistyfoot are walking about minding their own business, when down the river come Fireheart and a stunned Bluestar on the verge of death. And when they’ve fished the pair out… well you know all that anger and hatred? It’s pretty much vanished, thus making the scene so much more dramatic. Also, it is so convenient that they should turn up to hear Bluestar's dying words. I don’t know if it’s just me being picky, but there is a point when coincidence to provide easy narration and to counter plot holes becomes annoying in terms of development, and as I said before, the reader is not at a single moment left wondering whether or not certain issues will be solved — because they will be solved. 98% of the time. Just look at Graystripe’s convenient return to the Clan - which then lets Fireheart have the pleasure of having his friend back in the Clan in time for the next book. And while I can somewhat overcome this in the other books, in A Dangerous Path, this plus the other problems I pointed out was just too much.
  
  If it had been entirely bad, I would've given it one star. However, it at least redeems itself with several points. The story remains intriguing as a whole (all the more by the end of the novel), and the happy, light-hearted world which we came to learn about in the first books is slowly being covered by a dangerous cloud of death and violence. The story is becoming more mature, and things such as Cloudkit's skepticism regarding StarClan, Darkstripe's scheming and the way death has become something unpredictable, bloody and ominous are indicative of this. It was a shame that it didn't deliver in terms of plot and character, because if it had, A Dangerous Path would've been an excellent prelude to the final reckoning in the sixth book.
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  Luke Farr

  I really feel like Children's books of this genre didn't used to be so terrifying and stressful. As a child (and obviously still presently) I always read a lot of animal-themed books, and while many of them were frightening and dealt with themes maybe not present in other children's books (or books encouraged for children) I feel like they were on a different emotional level than what's being put out today. I think what it comes down to is no children's author has successfully created the overwhelming and suffocating feeling of an inescapable evil bearing down on the main characters as successfully as it was created in this book. During my entire reading of this book I felt as stressed, frightened, and alienated as Fireheart himself was, and at times almost looked forward to the end of it in a desperate plea to find out what happens and have it all over with. It was definitely surprisingly heavy, in a way that I would never expect of a book from this genre, and I will always be surprised that the homebody mother who recommended these books to me one day at an event I was running in Toys R Us did. I highly recommend them, but for those thinking about giving these to young children, I'd recommend a read through yourself first. Anyway, off to the last in this Warrior series, and I am looking forward to the conclusion!
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  Sophie Crane

  This book promises the same astonishment you feel when you read the other books in this series. Packed with suprises, jaw-dropping situations and unbelievable secrets, the story is difficult to stop reading. But above all, the amazing descriptions - the forests, the scents and sounds, the feelings and emotions, the thundering of the cats rushing into battle -make this novel come to life.
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  Brooklyn

  This book was full of mystery and up and down romance. Now that Fireheart has found out that his enemy, Tigerstar, has gained leadership over ShadowClan. Fireheart is very frightened that this will destroy the forest,but a threat has come to the forest that no cat could ever dream of. But now that Fireheart thinks he knows what the threat is his only problem is getting Bluestar to listen to what he has to say. Many things happen in this book, but it was my FAVORITE of the series!!!!!!
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  ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚Natalie˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

  I don't like this book.
  I remember not liking it as a child and I still don't like it now. It's as if all the parts which I dislike in warrior cats are conjoined into one book, with almost nothing of the parts which I enjoy.
  It's the "unaware cult vibes", Blustar's madness, Lostface, the blind belief of the warriors in Starclan, the whole Bramblekit/paw story, Leopardstar (I hate Leopardstar and so should you), Tigerstar (I hate Tigerstar and so should you), cat racism and many more.
  It's just all around uncomfortable to read. This is not a book I would like to give moral tips to a child.
  Also, I might be chill with most religions, but if Starclan was real they'd be my only exception.
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  Nalle

  La magia con que están escritos estos libros me hace devorarlos y disfrutarlos de una forma única. Este es hasta ahora el libro más duro de asimilar; una nueva y feroz amenaza en el bosque, un clan que trata de volver a levantarse, un traidor proclamado líder y el cumplimiento de una profecía que cambiará el destino del clan del trueno. Creo que es difícil de asimilar por la familiaridad que ya se tiene a estas alturas con los personajes y aunque sabes que un suceso en especifico era ya inevitable eso no evita que duela mucho. Es un libro duro pero preciso, lleno de momentos necesarios para lo que viene, que tengo el presentimiento que no será precisamente color rosa.
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  Raven

  moment of silent for bluestar............................................................................................................................................I HATED HOW ANNOYING SHE WAS IN THIS BOOK but it was sad when she died because she finally understood that her clan really loved her!TIGERSTAR HAS GOT TO GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!evilllllllllllllllllllllll lol but i hate him for now on! and i agree if jacob or edward dies in twilight then i will also die!(please dont let it be JACOB I LOVE HIM!)
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  Kayla

  Second read: September 15-19, 2017
  
  I knew what the end of this book brought; it was sad, but it needed to happen for the sake of Thunder Clan. On to the next book and the epic battle that looms in the distance.
  
  First read: August 10-11, 2009
  
  It's so sad about Bluestar dieing, just as she gets it together she dies. I am glad Graystripe is back though, then at least Fireheart (or should I say Firestar) won't be sneaking across the Riverclan border anymore. :-) I can't wait to get my paws on book six. lol
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  Michelle Kobus

  Originally read in December 2010.
  
  Re-read September 1 ~ 10, 2013.
  
  ********SPOILERS*********
  ***REVIEW IS FOR PERSONAL NOTATION ONLY.***
  
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  Tigerstar's first book as Shadowclan's leader, he attempts to lead a dog pack to Thunderclan's camp, makes Darkstripe his lackey, and attempts to kitnap his children. Bluestar reveals her secret to her children and dies happily knowing she has their forgivness.
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  Andreea

  Because BlueStar died 🤧😔😭😭😭😭😭😭🥱🥱😭😫😫😫😫😫
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  Vlin

  IM SORRY THAT THIS REVIEW HAS SPOILERS D:
  
  Fireheart is the new ThunderClan deputy, and he finds himself taking on more responsibility because his leader Bluestar is mentally and physically ill. To add-on top of that there is Tigerstar, the leader of ShadowClan, and the pack of dogs running wild in the forest. Also his leader, Bluestar, now thinks that everyone in the clan is a traitor, even Fireheart himself. She thinks that StarClan itself has abandoned her. And again she accuses that WindClan is hunting in their territory, and then Bluestar declares war on them and Firestar has to stop it. Will he do it in time or will the dogs wipe them out first?
  
  I honestly don't get why Bluestar is acting so strange. I understand that she's been like sick and traumatized to the fact that their camp almost burned down because of the fire. Whenever Fireheart tries to talk to her, their conversation is basically something on the lines of this...
  Fireheart: Bluestar! There's a bunch of dogs on the loose and prey is missing!
  Bluestar: Get away from me you traitor! Starclan has abandoned me and has cursed my whole clan! You are all a bunch of traitors! (Yadda yadda yadda)
  Fireheart: What could we possibly do?
  Bluestar: *continues on raging of how Windclan has "stolen" their prey and how the clan is worthless*
  Fireheart: Uh, okay. I'll leave you some peace...
  
  Yep. The story could go on for hours.
  
  However, the ending got pretty good. I was happy that Graystorm has finally come back to Thunderclan and now are best buddies with Fireheart. :) The most depressing part was that Bluestar lost her final life due to the plan of exterminating the dogs. But then when she said, "I knew it was you, Fireheart, who was going to save the clan. I'm sorry." I was like, "WHAT?! YOU KNEW THE WHOLE TIME?! AFGHAGHFGHAGFHA" Then after than I felt really bad and I wanted to blowtorch Tigerstar's head off. :)
  
  End of the book. (and guess who' leader of thunderclan now :D)
  
  
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  Emily

  I really enjoyed the first four books but this one wasn't that great. Bluestar was just annoying and unbelievable, the actions of the other clans toward Thunderclan weren't believable. Not figuring out what "pack, kill" meant was unbelievable. Plus nothing really happened. Apprentices were trained, cats hunted, cats went to meetings, cats died... but it was just really repetitive of other books. So many chances missed to kill Tigerstar (like at the very end). Well, one book left. Maybe it will get good again.
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  Emily

  Someone tell me why I’m out here sobbing for a children’s cat book
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  Ali.J

  تو رهبر بزرگی می‌شی. یکی از بزرگ‌ترین رهبرهایی که قبیله به خودش دیده. تو مثل آتیش گرمی تا از قبیله‌ت محافظت کنی، و مثل آتیش سوزانی تا ازش دفاع کنی. تو آتش‌اختر می‌شی، نور قبیله‌ی تندر.
  °Dead inside gif°
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  R-kyuu

  Have you ever had a loss that scarred you for life?
  This book is about Tigerstar's horrible ambitions to revenge thunderclan, the tragic result scars fireheart and the clans for a long time. Things are going to change greatly in all the clans. As the dark plans start to come together the forest is going to be blood-stained. One thing i really like about this book is that there is always darkness hidden in places that are quite closer that imagined, the mystery is unfolding. this book always urged me to read onward, and i couldn't wait to find out whats next. One thing I dislike about this book is that there are some parts in particular and if you really liked the other books in this series it will make you extremely heartbroken, but even so you will still want to read the rest of the series. overall I still love this book and I personally think it's one of the best series I read. I recommend this books to not only cat-lovers but people who loves to solve mysteries and secrets.
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  Brinley

  I've loved this series since I was little, so I go back and reread it every once in a while. To me, this is really when the series starts picking up. I had forgotten how heartbreaking this book was, so I was in for a not-so-pleasant surprise. regardless, I loved it.
  
  Two of my favorite characters got a lot of page time in this one, Cloudtail and Brightpaw. (I refuse to acknowledge the fact that Lostface is her current name.) This book was when I first started loving Cloudtail, so I'm excited to continue the series. These books are super quick reads for me, so I'm always drawn into them. The author does love ending on cliffhangers though!
  
  6/6/22 Reread
  
  Aghhhh, this ending is so PAINFUL.
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  Allen Garvin

  After the rather bland fourth book, a really strong story follows, probably the best in the series so far. Fireheart deals with a paranoid-delusional clan leader who thinks they're at war with Star Clan... Cloudpaw develops an atheistic attitude towards the cats in the stars... there are some nicely developed interfeline relationships here, while the story rollicks along at a very fast pace and ends in a quite satisfying (though a bit manipulative, emotionally) way.
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  Setsanata

  ShadowClan has chosen Tigerclaw--now called TigerStar--as their new leader, and Fireheart fears that his old enemy still harbors dark plans for vengeance on his former clan.
  
  In this book, Bluestar dies, and Firestar becomes leader. [We all knew this would happen, seriously!]
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  Hitori

  Zakończenie było tak słodko-gorzkie, że nie wiem czy kocham tę serię czy nienawidzę że się nade mną pastwi...
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  Lami

  Finished! Need book 6! and It was sad when bluestar died....and the packpack! kill kill! thing was scary....
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  Elizabeth Dragina

  Goodness gracious that was exhilarating.
  
  😍😭
  
  #cliffhanger #offtothenextone
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  Kasia (kasikowykurz)

  Oh wow, co to była za część! Wojownicy to seria, która z każdym tomem jest coraz lepsza. Jest coraz więcej napięcia, coraz więcej akcji i tutaj zdecydowanie działo się naprawdę dużo, a ja już wiem, że zapewne za maksymalnie kilka dni wrócę do ostatniego tomu, tylko niech ochłoną emocje! Zacznijmy od tego, że nie mogłam się oderwać i po raz kolejny zastanawiałam się, czy potrzebuję snu, czy jednak wolę skończyć książkę :). W dalszym ciągu mam tak, że w trakcie słuchania doskonale wiem, kto jet kim, ale wymienienie imion tak po prostu sprawia, że przegrzewają mi się styli - jest ich naprawdę ogrom i są do siebie podobne, ale kociaki, które je noszą są na tyle różnorodne, że łatwo się w tym połapać.
  
  Dodatkowo została nam tutaj przedstawiona Sfora i jestem ciekawa, czy to ta sama, która dostała swoją serię książek. Jeśli tak, to może być naprawdę ciekawie! No i mamy dość smutne i niespodziewane zakończenie, ale jednocześnie jest takie... w punkt! Naprawdę fajnie kończy niektóre wątki i wywołuje smutny uśmiech. Nie mogę się doczekać finału <3
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  Christian Lenz

  I loved this book it was so good and kept you on the edge of your seat. I can't wait to read the last one in the prophcie's begin warriors book series !! My favorite cat by far is Fireheart. He is a great deputy for ThuderClan !! ThuderClan goes through a lot of bad things in this book but with the help of Fireheart the Clan surviors alll those bad stuff that affects their Clan. Fireheart has a great life a head of him and will be a one of the best cats in the four Clans. I learned so much form this book and I bet I will keep learning things throughout the hole series. I highly recommend this book to anybody who loves cats.